some things i have been loving as of late:
rainy days.
oh, the glory. it never rains in southern california. like, ever. and when it does, all the native southern californians freak out as if the world is going to end. but me? i open all the windows in the house and lay on my bed and listen. sometimes i stand outside with my hands to the sky and try to soak it all in. sometimes i do a little happy dance. whatever the circumstances, i notice and appreciate those little droplets from heaven. and if God would even send more? you will not find me complaining about it.
rainy days + the beach.
yesterday, i braved the southern california freeways to get to venice beach. i just needed to be there. and of course, this would be the saturday it would rain. but there's just something about the beach when it's raining...some mystical, magical thing that makes all the world seem right and pure and beautiful. and i soaked it all up in my jeans and small jacket with no hood. i walked in the rain alongside the beach and my make-up dripped and my hair curled and even though i was soaked to the bone, it was gorgeous and romantic and gosh-darn close to perfect.
coffee shops + long talks.
this past thursday, i took a break from studying for finals to spend some time with my roommate, kelly. i took her to my favorite place to get vanilla chais. and while the rain poured outside, the inside of that little coffee shop, dimly light by a candle on each table, was warm and cozy. and kelly and i, we soaked it up. we talked for hours. about friends and relationships. about the differences between men and women. we connected and laughed and shared deep life things. and for the love of all things good, i couldn't think of a single thing i would've rather been doing on a rainy thursday night.
my co-workers.
we play the mega millions lotto together and make each other "team breakfasts." they put reindeer antler headbands on my head and ask me how my weekend went. they ask me if i've heard from ethan and invite me into their homes for holidays.
when you spend 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, with the same people, they can get annoying. and seem rude and more human than anyone else you come in contact with. but i have found that i am so blessed to spend 8 hours a day with people like these. they make work seem not so much like work and make days seem like they're something to be savored, instead of rushed through. if i could have these ones with me at every job from here on out, i will never really work a single day the rest of my life.
being done with school.
my last final is tonight. i'm absolutely dreading it. i'm dreading the fact that i will probably have to spend the remainder of my sunday studying logic concepts i care nothing about. however, in less than 12 hours i will be done done done with this semester.
and knowing that i will be able to come home from work tomorrow and not have a single chapter to read, write, or study about...well, that is something worth working towards. i'm almost there.
1 month down.
deployment is a little bit over 1 month down. only 6 months to go, each of which i am hoping will fly by as fast as the first one.
these glasses.
i bought them in the rain in venice yesterday. aren't they just fun?? they make me so happy. :)
this song:
...has been on repeat for me the past two weeks. it, too, makes me very happy.
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